These early issues of Short Stories are far different from the later pulp issues of the magazine that most of us are familiar with. It was closer in format to its contemporary, The Black Cat, but unlike that magazine it relied more on reprints and translations from foreign publications than original content.

Short Stories [v7 #1, #14, July 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)
        1 · Husband And Wife · Mathilde Serao; translated by Mrs. William Sharp · ss; from the Italian.
        6 · The Wrestlers · Richard H. Keller · vi
        7 · The Shadow Of A Doubt · Anon. · ss (r); from “The Matron: N.Y. Town Topics”.
        10 · The Greatest Of Astronomers · Edmund Spencer · ss (r); from Collected Sketches.
        17 · The Debutante · Heileman Wilson · vi
        18 · The Mouse’s Ransom · Anon. · ss London Society
        23 · Wetherbee’s Wife · Margaret Collier Graham · ss The Argonaut
        34 · Soaked · John L. Given · vi
        35 · The Sleepless Kid · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star
        40 · The Returned Slave · A. L. Tinney · vi
        41 · Jean’s Letter · Paul Favel; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss; from the French.
        45 · Chovalsky The Joiner · R. B. Davenport · ss (r); from Siberian Sketches.
        62 · Not In Armor · Stanley Waterloo · vi
        63 · Doretta’s Confession · Enrico Castelnuovo; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; from the Italian.
        68 · An Ancient Chronicle · Franklyn W. Lee · ss (r); from Collected Sketches.
        72 · Inspiration · R. L. Ketchum · vi
        73 · The Martyr Mother · Hans Christian Andersen; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss
        80 · Faith · W. W. Lord, Jr. · vi
        81 · Divorced · Jean Reibrach · ss Transatlantic; translated from the French.
        86 · The Stolen Ship · Anon. · ss (r); from Queer Tales Of The Sea.
        91 · The Open Gate · Douglas Sladen · vi
        92 · In The Bush · A. B. · ss (r); from Colonial Sketches.
        98 · Wild West Romance Number 27 · Hugh A. Wetmore · ss Northwest Magazine
        105 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited
        191 · The Boy By The Beach · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss Noughts And Crosses, Cassell & Co. 1891

Short Stories [v7 #2, #15, August 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)
        129 · The Story Of The Diary · Pedro Antonio de Alarcón; translated by Mary Springer · ss; translated from the Spanish.
        138 · “Vesuvius” · Charles Warren Stoddard · vi
        139 · The Stone-Breaker · Ernest L’Épine; translated by Laura Lyon White · ss; translated from the French.
        154 · Passing That Way · Orazio Grandi; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from the Italian.
        157 · Uncle Tom Barker · Bill Arp · ss Atlanta Constitution
        163 · My Enemy · Elizabeth S. Bates · vi
        164 · The Nihilist · Leon de Linseau; translated by E. C. · ss; translated from the French.
        170 · Athletic Vengeance · Ernest Mobray · ss London Budget
        174 · The Smile Of Kama-Deva · Judith Gautier; translated by Mrs. William Sharp · vi; from La Conquete du Paradis.
        175 · A Tasmania Love Tale · Tasma · nv (r); from Coo-ee: Tales Of Australian Life..., where it appeared as: “An Old-Time Episode In Tasmania”.
        189 · Boum-Boum · Jules Claretie; translated by Mary Stuart Symonds · ss; translated from the French.
        195 · White Wine · Willis Steele · vi
        196 · Father Giles Of Ballymoy · Anthony Trollope · nv The Argosy (UK) May 1866, uncredited
        214 · “Too Hard” · Homer Bassford · vi
        215 · A Mystery Of The Sea · Lieut. C. R. Low · ss (r); given as by Lieut. C.R. Lowe.; from Tales Of Old Ocean.
        223 · Ec-Pay-Ah · Buckey O’Neill · vi
        224 · She—With The Black Poodle · Julius Chambers · ss (r); from Paris, “Galignant”.
        227 · Dead In Bed · Thomas J. Mosier · vi
        228 · The Cloak · Nikolai Gogol · na 1850, as “The Overcoat”; translated from the Russian (“Shinel”, Sochineniia, 1842).

Short Stories [v7 #3, #16, September 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)
        257 · A Non-Conductor · Sofia Bini; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from the Italian.
        260 · “Boot Hill” · J. Whitcomb Marcy · vi
        261 · The Story Of An Ass · Arsene Houssaye; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss; translated from the French.
        267 · An Imported Sentiment · Anon. · ss St. Stephen’s Review
        273 · Smoke Wreaths · Grace M. Hurd · vi
        274 · A Financial Failure · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss (r)
        287 · The Pawky Peddler · Anon. · ss The Glasgow Citizen
        293 · Guilty · S. L. Bacon · vi
        294 · Greatest Story Ever Written · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Contemporary Review July 1891, as “The Finest Story In The World”
        320 · The Great Cinch · Clarence Pullen · ss New York Sun
        326 · The Steamer-Chair · Heileman Wilson · vi
        327 · An Elaborate Murderer · Franklin Fyles · ss (r)
        334 · Polite “Old Scip” · James H. Connelly · vi
        335 · In The Advertisements · Fulvia; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian.
        344 · A Tragedy · Amy Elizabeth Leigh · vi
        345 · Ocean Reminiscences · W. Clark Russell · ss The Independent
        349 · Desire · Marquot; translated by E. C. W. · vi; translated from the French.
        350 · The Egg-Stealer · Arthur Quiller Couch · ss The Speaker
        353 · Angora Tom · R. L. Ketchum · vi
        354 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All The Year Round October 23, 1869 (+3), uncredited